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TABLE 2. PROFILE OF SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
  2000
Estimate
2000
Percent
Distribution
2001
Estimate
2001
Percent
Distribution
Difference
(2001 - 2000)
Margin
of Error
of Difference
Statistically
Significant
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school
804,314
100%
843,085
100%
38,771
+/-24,880
yes
Nursery school, preschool
43,945
5.5%
44,853
5.3%
- 0.2%
+/-1.2%
no
Kindergarten
41,747
5.2%
37,836
4.5%
- 0.7%
+/-1.0%
no
Elementary school (grades 1-8)
342,611
42.6%
374,728
44.4%
1.8%
+/-1.2%
yes
High school grade (grades 9-12)
156,084
19.4%
170,930
20.3%
0.9%
+/-1.3%
no
College or graduate school
219,927
27.3%
214,738
25.5%
- 1.8%
+/-2.3%
no
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over
1,781,166
100%
1,789,619
100%
8,453
+/-4,247
yes
Less than 9th grade
193,218
10.8%
185,145
10.3%
- 0.5%
+/-1.3%
no
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
201,321
11.3%
194,972
10.9%
- 0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
High school graduate (including equivalency)
291,675
16.4%
275,112
15.4%
- 1.0%
+/-1.3%
no
Some college, no degree
395,636
22.2%
429,295
24.0%
1.8%
+/-1.5%
yes
Associate degree
129,496
7.3%
133,302
7.4%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Bachelor's degree
377,607
21.2%
373,720
20.9%
- 0.3%
+/-1.5%
no
Graduate or professional degree
192,213
10.8%
198,073
11.1%
0.3%
+/-1.2%
no
 
Percent high school graduate or higher
77.8
(NA)
78.8
(NA)
1.0
+/-1.3
no
Percent bachelor's degree or higher
32.0
(NA)
32.0
(NA)
0.0
+/-1.8
no
 
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over
1,066,276
100%
1,070,159
100%
3,883
+/-4,663
no
Never married
360,640
33.8%
334,205
31.2%
- 2.6%
+/-1.7%
yes
Now married, except separated
583,104
54.7%
623,230
58.2%
3.5%
+/-2.1%
yes
Separated
18,126
1.7%
16,837
1.6%
- 0.1%
+/-0.7%
no
Widowed
23,340
2.2%
17,606
1.6%
- 0.6%
+/-0.5%
yes
Divorced
81,066
7.6%
78,281
7.3%
- 0.3%
+/-1.3%
no
 
Females 15 years and over
1,091,007
100%
1,095,357
100%
4,350
+/-3,536
yes
Never married
271,204
24.9%
264,903
24.2%
- 0.7%
+/-1.5%
no
Now married, except separated
581,910
53.3%
587,886
53.7%
0.4%
+/-2.1%
no
Separated
33,527
3.1%
29,466
2.7%
- 0.4%
+/-0.8%
no
Widowed
86,751
8.0%
89,992
8.2%
0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Divorced
117,615
10.8%
123,110
11.2%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
 
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had
a birth in the past 12 months
47,518
100%
53,865
100%
6,347
+/-10,502
no
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)
9,018
19.0%
9,563
17.8%
- 1.2%
+/-9.4%
no
Per 1,000 unmarried women
28
(NA)
30
(NA)
2
+/-17
no
As a percent of all women with a birth
19.0
(NA)
17.8
(NA)
-1.2
+/-9.4
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old
63
(NA)
72
(NA)
9
+/-13
no
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old
11
(NA)
56
(NA)
45
+/-33
yes
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old
113
(NA)
107
(NA)
-6
+/-26
no
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old
32
(NA)
45
(NA)
13
+/-15
no
 
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents with own grandchildren
under 18 years in households
70,544
100%
57,728
100%
-12,816
+/-14,853
no
Responsible for grandchildren
18,969
26.9%
14,595
25.3%
- 1.6%
+/-8.1%
no
less than 1 year
6,110
32.2%
3,751
25.7%
- 6.5%
+/-19.0%
no
1 or 2 years
3,738
19.7%
4,092
28.0%
8.3%
+/-17.3%
no
3 or 4 years
3,670
19.3%
1,384
9.5%
- 9.8%
+/-17.0%
no
5 or more years
5,451
28.7%
5,368
36.8%
8.1%
+/-18.6%
no
 
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Percent who are female
63.3
(NA)
67.5
(NA)
4.2
+/-14.2
no
Percent who are married
68.9
(NA)
55.4
(NA)
-13.5
+/-20.6
no
Percent who are in labor force
50.2
(NA)
71.1
(NA)
20.9
+/-17.8
yes
Percent who are in poverty
18.8
(NA)
7.9
(NA)
-10.9
+/-16.2
no
 
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over
2,038,782
100%
2,043,624
100%
4,842
+/-3,280
yes
Civilian veterans
179,786
8.8%
184,892
9.0%
0.2%
+/-0.7%
no
 
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years
664,104
100%
683,907
100%
19,803
+/-9,573
yes
With a disability
37,876
5.7%
27,251
4.0%
- 1.7%
+/-1.5%
yes
 
Population 21 to 64 years
1,658,192
100%
1,659,442
100%
1,250
+/-10,072
no
With a disability
166,517
10.0%
159,585
9.6%
- 0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Percent employed
56.7
(NA)
55.1
(NA)
-1.6
+/-5.4
no
No disability
1,491,675
90.0%
1,499,857
90.4%
0.4%
+/-1.2%
no
Percent employed
76.3
(NA)
78.1
(NA)
1.8
+/-1.8
no
 
Population 65 years and over
265,613
100%
275,970
100%
10,357
+/-2,067
yes
With a disability
104,529
39.4%
105,721
38.3%
- 1.1%
+/-4.1%
no
 
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over
2,764,269
100%
2,803,594
100%
39,325
+/-9,588
yes
Same house
2,299,158
83.2%
2,334,400
83.3%
0.1%
+/-2.0%
no
Different house in the U.S.
421,034
15.2%
432,382
15.4%
0.2%
+/-2.0%
no
Same county
298,576
10.8%
317,163
11.3%
0.5%
+/-1.8%
no
Different county
122,458
4.4%
115,219
4.1%
- 0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Same state
82,530
3.0%
78,741
2.8%
- 0.2%
+/-0.8%
no
Different state
39,928
1.4%
36,478
1.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Abroad
44,077
1.6%
36,812
1.3%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
 
PLACE OF BIRTH, CITIZENSHIP, AND YEAR OF ENTRY
Total population
2,803,924
100%
2,848,078
100%
44,154
*****
- -
Native
1,940,945
69.2%
1,983,246
69.6%
0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Born in United States
1,917,543
68.4%
1,960,873
68.8%
0.4%
+/-1.3%
no
State of residence
1,286,150
45.9%
1,353,162
47.5%
1.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Different state
631,393
22.5%
607,711
21.3%
- 1.2%
+/-1.0%
yes
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or
born abroad to American parent(s)
23,402
0.8%
22,373
0.8%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Foreign born
862,979
30.8%
864,832
30.4%
- 0.4%
+/-1.5%
no
Naturalized citizen
311,782
36.1%
316,976
36.7%
0.6%
+/-2.6%
no
Not a citizen
551,197
63.9%
547,856
63.3%
- 0.6%
+/-3.8%
no
Entered 1990 or later
372,842
43.2%
346,431
40.1%
- 3.1%
+/-4.3%
no
Entered before 1990
490,137
56.8%
518,401
59.9%
3.1%
+/-2.3%
yes
 
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population with region of birth reported
862,979
100%
864,832
100%
1,853
+/-40,776
no
Europe
53,903
6.2%
67,818
7.8%
1.6%
+/-1.5%
yes
Asia
321,019
37.2%
306,518
35.4%
- 1.8%
+/-1.5%
yes
Africa
12,013
1.4%
15,083
1.7%
0.3%
+/-1.0%
no
Oceania
3,656
0.4%
8,300
1.0%
0.6%
+/-0.3%
yes
Latin America
458,854
53.2%
444,827
51.4%
- 1.8%
+/-3.0%
no
Northern America
13,534
1.6%
22,286
2.6%
1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
 
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over
2,588,956
100%
2,622,607
100%
33,651
+/-1,754
yes
English only
1,487,500
57.5%
1,494,383
57.0%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
Language other than English
1,101,456
42.5%
1,128,224
43.0%
0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
591,366
22.8%
564,947
21.5%
- 1.3%
+/-1.7%
no
Spanish
660,894
25.5%
692,258
26.4%
0.9%
+/-1.2%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
393,952
15.2%
386,149
14.7%
- 0.5%
+/-1.5%
no
Other Indo-European languages
111,519
4.3%
117,089
4.5%
0.2%
+/-1.0%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
27,893
1.1%
30,086
1.1%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Asian and Pacific Islander languages
309,140
11.9%
290,170
11.1%
- 0.8%
+/-0.7%
yes
Speak English less than "very well"
164,503
6.4%
140,626
5.4%
- 1.0%
+/-0.8%
yes
Other languages
19,903
0.8%
28,707
1.1%
0.3%
+/-0.5%
no
Speak English less than "very well"
5,018
0.2%
8,086
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
 
ANCESTRY (TOTAL REPORTED)
Total Population
2,803,924
100%
2,848,078
100%
44,154
*****
- -
Arab
21,292
0.8%
30,309
1.1%
0.3%
+/-0.3%
no
Czech
4,662
0.2%
5,335
0.2%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Danish
19,776
0.7%
19,968
0.7%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Dutch
44,375
1.6%
45,302
1.6%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
English
234,538
8.4%
293,142
10.3%
1.9%
+/-1.0%
yes
French (except Basque)
82,832
3.0%
76,230
2.7%
- 0.3%
+/-0.7%
no
French Canadian
15,239
0.5%
18,971
0.7%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
German
332,444
11.9%
342,844
12.0%
0.1%
+/-1.2%
no
Greek
12,223
0.4%
9,501
0.3%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Hungarian
10,238
0.4%
17,672
0.6%
0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Irish
243,618
8.7%
250,760
8.8%
0.1%
+/-1.0%
no
Italian
133,053
4.7%
137,123
4.8%
0.1%
+/-0.8%
no
Lithuanian
7,305
0.3%
4,935
0.2%
- 0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Norwegian
47,682
1.7%
34,446
1.2%
- 0.5%
+/-0.5%
no
Polish
55,890
2.0%
60,837
2.1%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Portuguese
9,547
0.3%
10,345
0.4%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Russian
30,842
1.1%
33,469
1.2%
0.1%
+/-0.5%
no
Scotch-Irish
41,813
1.5%
49,319
1.7%
0.2%
+/-0.5%
no
Scottish
53,358
1.9%
53,988
1.9%
0.0%
+/-0.5%
no
Slovak
3,212
0.1%
2,501
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
Subsaharan African
4,405
0.2%
9,185
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
Swedish
36,243
1.3%
41,340
1.5%
0.2%
+/-0.3%
no
Swiss
11,888
0.4%
6,067
0.2%
- 0.2%
+/-0.2%
no
Ukrainian
4,572
0.2%
8,664
0.3%
0.1%
+/-0.2%
no
United States or American
171,442
6.1%
80,822
2.8%
- 3.3%
+/-0.8%
yes
Welsh
13,127
0.5%
21,758
0.8%
0.3%
+/-0.2%
yes
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
1,993
0.1%
1,245
0.1%
0.0%
+/-0.2%
no
 

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

School enrollment estimates from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary Survey will tend to be lower than similar estimates from Census 2000 and the Current Population Survey because the school enrollment estimates from the Census 2000 Supplementary Survey and the 2001 Supplementary Survey do not include individuals residing in group quarters, such as college dormitories.

Ancestry listed in this table refers to the total number of reports; for example, the estimate given for Russian represents the number of people who listed Russian as either their first or second ancestry. This table lists only the largest ancestry groups; see the Detailed Tables for more categories. Race and Hispanic origin groups are not included in this table because official data for those groups come from the Race and Hispanic origin questions rather than the ancestry question (see Table 1).

1. An '*' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error of the difference. In this case, an '-' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in an Estimate or Percent Distribution column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. In this case, an '---' entry is placed in the Difference (2001-2000) column. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the Margin of Error of the Difference column indicates that both single year estimates are controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. There is an '--' entry in the Statistically Significant column when the Margin of Error of the Difference is set to '*', '**', '***', or '*****'.
9. An 'N' entry in an Estimate, Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), and/or Margin of Error of the Difference columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
10. An '(NA)' entry in the 2000 or 2001 Percent Distribution, Difference (2001-2000), Margin of Error of the Difference, and/or Statistically Significant columns indicates that a test or calculation was not done.

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